WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States and European Union led a diplomatic push Friday to prevent war between Georgia and Russia, calling for a ceasefire as Russian tanks rolled into a rebel Georgian province.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
EU tightens sanctions on Iran over nuclear program
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union tightened trade sanctions against Iran Friday for defying a long-standing international demand to freeze uranium enrichment.
McCain calls on Russia to withdraw from Georgia
DES MOINES (Reuters) -- Republican U.S. Presidential candidate John McCain on Friday urged Russia to immediately withdraw from Georgia and said the United States should call for an emergency United Nations session.
Beijing quiet before opening ceremony
BEIJING - After seven years of buildup and billions of dollars in preparations, world leaders and China's elite gathered Friday for the most lavish opening ceremony in Olympic history. But Beijing residents without a ticket were asked to stay home.
U.N. Iraq mandate renewed; Baghdad wants more U.N. help
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council voted on Thursday to keep the United Nations mission in Iraq for another year, as Baghdad urged the world body to do more to help it transform into a functioning democracy.
U.N. concerned at Sudan anti-terror courts
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The United Nations on Thursday raised concerns Sudanese anti-terrorism courts which condemned 30 Darfur rebels to death did not meet international standards and urged the appeals courts to review the sentences.
Britain criticizes U.N. probe of Kosovo raid
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday criticized a United Nations probe into the March storming of a courthouse by U.N. and NATO troops in Kosovo that concluded that commanders had ignored cautionary advice from New York.
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